New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-29
HE BLEW OUT THE FLAMES.
QUICK WORK WITH AN INTERNAL MACHINE

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MYSTERIOUS BOX ADDRESSED TO SIR. HAYES, IN
| COMMODORE TooKEK's OFFIcE-wHo SENT TT
The usual hum OF business calmly holding It's OWL
yesterday afternoon he second floor Of No. 30 Vescy
st., occupied by Timothy Hayes, Commodore Joseph H.
TOoker and Robert f. Gillen constituting the Metropolis
tan Job Printing Company. Mr.. Hayes sat writing IN
undisturbcd serenity at his desk in the front Office at
| $50 p. IN. There nothing on his mind beyond the
thought of business ard the need OF rushing of his
| correspondence before the close OF business aours
While Mr. Hayes absorbed in his work, Towsey -
approached his desk Towsey IS short for rolrce,
an errand boy in the plcc. He had made discovery.
| On Mr.. Hayes desk BOX. wrapped in brown
paper. Mr. Hayes had not observed it. From all that
has since been learned In the Office had set eyes
the box. How it got there is mystery IL was OF
the dimensions OF cigar box which holds fifty cigars
Towsey" having 1t, called the attention of his
employer to this simple address upon It: Timothy
Hayes" Then Mr.. Hayes paused in his work. He took
up the box ,lcd OF it, then removed the brown paper
wrapping. He found he had regulation cigar box IN
his hands. Upon the box lay plain white card ana ON
the these words: compliments Of the sea
SON" Just below these fhe initials 7. So
SUDDEN SWELL OF SULPHUR
Mr. Hayes took ont his knife and he gan 10 open the
box would old.time smoker who smells pure
Havanas before him. Suddenly strange cracking
the box. and then instead OF the pure
tobacco leaf Mr.. Hayes smclt lphur Fumes rushed
from the open crcvce OF the box Then the color of Mr.
Iaycss face turned to dcathly pallor He thought AS
drowning is said to think of thousands OF things
in quarter OF a second. Foremost among his thoughts
permeating them, in fact. were the IDEAS machine,
Internal" " dynamite " and heir kindred
The recent experience Of Percy H. May rushed upon
Mr. Hayess mental Vision and he recalled how Mr. May
had dashed his internal machine TO the floor Mr.. Hayes
did nothing of the KIND although the fumes of sulphur
came thick and ne saw flames from at least dozen
matches in the box lie gathered himself together. gave
one two three vigorous pus and deliberately blew the
flames out Of existence. Then he leaned back III is
chair, sick in the gdstronom!c region.
"Towscy hal been terribly frightened Tie raised an
ou'cry Commodore Tookcr. Mr.. Gilien ami tho whole
office force rushed TO Mr. syc-s desk to sec what was
taken up the box. He lifted the cover carefully Inside
the box lay Ill tube. OF the size OF The n-al 'prani
lube II was inches long and WIS placed
dagonaly in the box. II was covered with ptot1hcg
ances OF tin which were hollow ana capped a ,nr 1n1
the tube 1t had been partly burned. n4ndralrr was
matches showed that dozen Of these had been placed
tnat when the top o the box was raised tie 7anIpprr
scratched agins, the match heads. Every oi the
dozen matches had been ismtcd. ~havines aud loose
paper trimmings filed the res. OF the box.
THE THING wis 4 MYSTERY.
Mr Hayes, having rcgunel his color little. sail In
answer 10 the inquiries Of his partners that he could
throw light on the mysterious box He could not
imagine how 1t his desk. Ie pnt questions 70 his
partners and tie employees. bu no one there had So
ans stranger around and one coull explain how the
box reached desk. II got there ant ail ese was
mystery. As for motive behind the matter Mr. nlyc-
was equally nj a loss. The box WAS undoubtedly IL
tended for him and Commodore Iooacr hO h1i
been theatrical manager .,..
Said Mr.. Hayes later: ] cannot conceive what This
means who should have sent me the box. have 40
enemies that know OF. single iuau. N". there
+ no woman IN" have received 10 threats. !
have had no intimation Of any trouble In any direction
This "a serious Joke da,ardIy OUTRAGE. ~ Joke
il is an outrage Yes. was f1ghi,ncd, q thourh re
tancd my senses enough 10 blow the iImes ont. Tho
whole oihce was frightened and IN uproag Mat do
think vas IN the pipe don't know. pulled on a
piece the fuse and b. burned - ~ guupoWdcr were 10
It. What were the caps iori Why, to cNPolc when
things got hot enough, suppose
After Mr. HAYES and hi- partners had puzzled over Inc
matter "A while and had got Gained down hltr'
Matthew Loortn. OF the Church--t. police. VII" WIS
the police station. Captain Bcrch"ld took charge OF II
ana locked IL MP This morning be VIII take It TO Police
Head uariers and have Dr. Edsou find out what Is III DE
TN tube.
don't believe there f. anything in there 10 he afraid
Of" said the Captain ist evening. Those KNOBS on ilc
pine covered over with caps. are funny thn-- don't
think they could all be- struck of al once u j. strange
tho IN that box should have iornd IT. way Ia ihc
dc,R without anybody discovering II ahd WITHOUT ans
body seeing II on it, way there.
Oiiicer Loortu that Nr Hayes lnnh'l -th
when the policeman reached tie ONCE.